A web-based survey study of possible parking allocations at the Ås campus NMBU when faulty and students from Adamstuen are going to move to Ås in 2019

Abstract

The parking congestion and its side effects: excessive search drive, higher carbon emission and higher cost of driving are expected to be bigger at the Ås campus when the faculty and students are going to move from Adamstuen to Ås in 2019. In order to manage the congestion and its side effects, this study has investigated the possibility of three principles of parking allocations: guaranteed parking to staff member, prohibited parking to those who reside closer than three kilometer from the Ås campus, and parking allocation based on individual willingness to pay (WTP). For that, the survey links (English and Norwegian versions) were emailed to all staff (1700) and students (3500) of NMBU. A low response rate of 0.25 % among students made me exclude student responses from the analyzed material. For the staff members who use the on-campus parking under the staff registration (effective demand), the response rate remained 37 % in the most restrictive scenario. The four combinations of demand and supply were assumed as follows due to the uncertainties: I=(supply= 500, demand ≥1200), II=(supply=500, 900≤demand<1200), III=(supply= 700, demand ≥1200), IV=(supply=700, 900≤demand<1200). My findings show that neither the guaranteed nor prohibited allocations can reduce the demand adequately (or demand ≤ supply) to manage the congestion. However, a parking fee from NOK 50 to 810 per month would reduce demand to create an equilibrium in the market for staff parking at NMBU and It could therefore be an effective option for the congestion management at the Ås campus in future.